The 115 Sqdn left from Witchford at 1944-11-15 at 12:40. Loc or duty Dortmund

On Wednesday 15 November 1944, a member of the 115 Sqdn, Flight Sergeant F M Burrows, took off from Witchford in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on WW2 History Europe. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at 12:40.

He flew with a Avro Lancaster (type I, serial HK595, code KO-A).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS

(Eighth Air Force): Mission 714: 6 B-17s and 6 B-24s drop leaflets in the Netherlands, France and Germany during the night.

TACTICAL OPERATIONS

(Ninth Air Force): HQ XII Tactical Air Command, along with the 71st Fighter Wing, 50th, 358th, and 371st Fighter Groups, 86th Air Depot Group, and 83d and 312th Service Groups, is assigned to the First Tactical Air Force (Provisional); when hostilities cease the First Tactical Air Force will be disbanded and all of its units will revert to the Ninth AF.

Weather prevents bomber operations and limits fighters; the XIX Tactical Air Command flies armed reconnaissance in Merzig-Trier-Saarbrucken, Germany area and supports the XX Corps in same area.

Campaign report of the RAF:

15 November 1944

177 Lancasters of No 3 Group carried out a G-H attack on the oil plant at Dortmund. The raid, through thick cloud, was believed to have been accurate. 2 Lancasters lost.

5 RCM sorties, 2 Ranger patrols to the Copenhagen area. No losses.

15/16 November 1944

36 Mosquitos to Berlin, 6 each to Gotha and Wanne-Eickel, 5 to Karlsruhe and 4 to Scholven/Buer, 29 RCM sorties, 30 Mosquito patrols. 1 Mosquito lost from the Berlin raid.

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